Automatic grain-binder



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W. N. WHITELEY. AUTOMATIC GRAIN BINDER.

No. 415,757. Patented Nov. 26, 1889.

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W. N. WHITELEY.

AUTOMATIC GRAIN BINDER. No. 415,757. Patented Nov. 26, 1889.

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UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM NHVFHITELEY, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

AUTOMATIC GRAIN-BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,757, dated November 26, 1889.

Application filed November 3, 1886. Serial No, 217,886. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom it ina l cort'ccrn:

Be it known that I,-XV1LLIAM N. WHITELEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Grain-Binders namely, ImprovedCompress and Packer Devices lhereforof which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will onable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains to "construct and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of automatic grain-binding harvesters in which the cut grain is delivered to and upon the binding-deck, or to thebinding-receptacle, where it is formed into a gavel by the packers and compressor, after which it is encircled by the binding-cord, carried by a curved needle-arin,

bound, and discharged.

My invention consists in providing anadditional support for-the gavel to be packed against, consisting of a lever pivoted to the compressor-at one end and the other end supported by a""fixed pin in the binding-deck or some fixed part thereof. This lever may be pivoted upon a fixed or adjustable pivot in the compressor, the said pivot being made adj ustable, (as from one hole to another in the compressor,) for the purpose of lessening the space occupied by the gavel, as is necessary in binding small bundles.

My invention further consists in the parts and combinations thereof, hereinafter particularly set forth and claimed. e

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a cross-section of a binder embodying my invention, the needle-arm being shown below the deck and the other parts in their positions at the moment a bundle has been discharged. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the binder, showing the positions of the parts when compressing the bundle. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of a binder, showing the gearing which operates it. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the compressor, crank-lever, and their appendages. Fig. 5 is a similar View of the needle-arm, packers, and their appendages; and Fig. G is apartial side View showing a modification of the arrangement of the needle-arm and supplementary compressor.

Similarletters refer to like parts in the several views.

A is the binding-deck; A is the breastbein rovided with the two cranks c and c The rearpacker C is suspended by the crank c and the link (1 and is constructed as usual. The front packer C is pivoted upon the crank c and suspended by the link (Z, which in turn is pivoted to and suspended by a lever D, the upper end of which is'pivoted upon the compressor-shaft e. The lever D is controlled and operated by the needle-arm F, to which it is connected by the rod f. The compressor E, of an y usual or suitable character, is fixed upon the compressor-shaft e, and its. lower end is continued downward, forming the lever E, from which the rod 9 extends to the bracket 9 of the drop-leaf G, wherebythe latter is operated in the'usual manner. Upon the opposite end of the compressor-shaft'e is fixed the usual compressor-crank e to which is pivoted the spring compressor-rod i, pivoted at its upper end to the right-angled lever j, the latter being pivoted to the binderframe K and operated by a cam-track formed upon the binder-Wheel is, engaging the friction-roller k pivoted upon the lever j, in the usual manner. 7

Pivoted to the compressor E is the supplementary compressor H, Whose inner end is provided with a lateral projection h,'bent at right angles thereto, which by coming in contact with the under side ofv the guard at prevents that end from rising out of its place, while it is supported by resting upon the boss or hub of the needle-arm F.

Upon the packer-shaft c, opposite to the cranks c and 0 is the toothed pinion m, which operates the bindenwheel it through the medium of the intermediate gears n and n in the usual manner and as shown in Fig. 3. The toothed pinion m is loosely fitted upon the packer-shaft, being temporarily attached thereto whena bundle is to be bound by means of the usual starting and stopping device, (not shown,) which is started by the hole to the other in the latter.

trip-lever L, upon the opposite end of'the shaft of which is the crank or lever M, arranged and operating as usual.

The needle-arm F is fixed to the needlearm shaft f, upon the opposite end of which is the crank f from which it is connected to the crank-wrist p on the binder-wheel by means of the connecting-rod P in the usual manner and as shown in Fig. 3.

The operation of my invention is as follows, v1z: The parts being in the positions shown in Fig. 1 and a bound bundle having been e ected, the rear packer C is operating as usual. The binder now comes to rest and throws the drop-leaf G, compressor E, and supplementary compressor H into the posit ons shown in Fig. 2. The needle-arm retiring below the bi11ding-deck,as shown in F1g. l, elevates the center upon which the link (Z of the front packer C is pivoted, thereby projecting the point thereof considerably beyond the line of the needle-arm and cansing it to travel in the path indicated in Fig. 1, by which it is enabled to reach farther up the binding-deck than usual, and hence gather in more grain,while the rear packer O traveling in the usual path, (within the radius of the needle-arm,) reaches farther down the binding-deck toward the com pressorand takes the grain from the rear packer and forces it against the compressor E and upon the supplementary compress I-I until a gavel is formed. As soon as the binder is started to bind the gavel the ascent of the needle-arm throws down the leverD to the position shown 111 Fig. 2 and brings the path of travel of the front packer C entirely within the radius of the needle-arm, where it has an opportunity of making several strokes as the needle-arm advances, when the latter forces the gavel against the compressorE and supplementary compressor II, and consequently very materially assists in compacting the gavel preparatory to binding. This position of the packer G is also necessary to prevent it from taking in grain While the needle-arm is elevated and forcing it against the back thereof, while when the needle-arm is below the bindingdeck the packer is enabled to reach out much farther, as before described. The needle-arm having now encircled the gavel with the binding-cord, the grain is compressed within the space bounded by the needle-arm F, the compressor E, the supplementary compressor H, and breast-plate A as shown in Fig. 2, thereby forming a tightly-compressed bundle of such a form as will readily expand to around bundle after being bound and ejected. The size of the space for the compressed bundle may be varied as desired by changing the pivot-bolt connecting the supplementary compressor H with the compressor E from one v The bundle having been bound and the cord severed, the compressor E and drop-leaf G'drop out of the way and the supplementary compressor H is brought to the position shown in Fig. 2, leaving a clear space for the discharge of the bundle, which is accomplished in the usual manner by the ejectors B and B after which the foregoing operations are repeated at the binding of each sheaf.

In the drawings I have shown my improved variable throw-packer O as a front packer only, which I deem the preferable arrangement; but it may be used as a rear packer, or both packers may be thus arranged, if desired.

The hub or boss of the needle-arm upon which the supplementary compressor rests may be formed as a cam, as shown at s, Fig. 0, so that as the ne edle-arni advances the inner end of the supplementary compressor may be elevated, as shown by dotted lines, thus still further aiding in compacting the gavel by compressing it in a vertical as well as a horizontal direction.

Having thus described the construction and use of my invention and pointed outwherein it.differs from other devices now in use, and without wishing to be understood as confining my claims of invention to the exact form, proportion, or arrangement of parts herein shown, so long as the principles of construction and mode of operation herein described are adhered to, what I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v 1. In an automatic grain-binder,- a supplementary compressor consisting of a lever'sl'ibstantially below the deck when out of action pivoted at the outer end to the compressor and at its inner end provided with a projection It, extending below the guard-a, to. prevent said compressor from rising too high, the said supplementary compressor being adapted to support thelbundle from beneath and to fall out of the way with the compressor which supports it to allow the bundle to be discharged, substantially in the manner shown and described, and for the purpose of compressing the bundle equally, or nearly so, on all sides. a

2. In an automatic grain-binder, a supplementarycompressor consisting of a lever pivoted at the outer end to the compressor and resting near its opposite end upon a cam formed upon the needle-arm shaft or some fixed part thereof, in combination with said cam, the parts being so constructed and arranged as to -support and compress the bundle from beneath and to fall out of the way to allow the bundle to be discharged, substantially in the manner shown and described, and for thepurpose of compressing the bundle equally on all sides.

WILLIAM N. WHITELEY.

YVitnesses: OSCAR E. PERRIGO,

FRED STATE. 

